Who’s Who earlier this week New York And beyond that is The Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) to preview the Costume Institute’s latest exhibit, “Costume Art,” a comprehensive exploration of the costumed human form in fashion and fine art. But while the performance itself may focus on body, body, body, Architecture Enthusiasts found just as much to admire in buildings, buildings, buildings. The unveiling of the new 12,000 sq. ft. Conde M. Nast Gallery was also started, named after the founder. Home and garden’s parent company and designed by acclaimed architecture firm Peterson Rich Office At the intersection of the museum’s historic structures.
‘Many people don’t realize that The Met is actually made up of 21 separate buildings, accumulated over time through planned and organic expansion,’ says Miriam Peterson of the Peterson Rich Office, reflecting the evolution of the museum in its Central Park home since 1880. Immerse yourself in the layered history of the site, which once served as an interior courtyard and, more recently, as a museum gift shop. ‘We weren’t quite sure what we were going to find,’ says Rich, recalling the process of studying archival blueprints and carefully opening up existing walls.
